AJ-

This is one of the very best message boards that I'm aware of. I enjoy the vast knowledge that the community is willing to share. The new product reviews are always pretty popular. The global diversity that exists here is also a huge plus. That provides some really fresh musical ideas to be shared that we might not have if the board didn't reach out to all corners of the earth the way it seems to.

I think that it would be nice if we could lose some of the drama. The two traits we should make clear to all members are:

1) All members are free to participate in the forum with candid thoughts which have been tempered with appropriate tone and general politeness

2) Likewise, all members who participate should also understand that this is a public web forum and that people are basically free to respond in any fashion they chose.

Our community really doesn't cater to the totally abusive, crude and foul mouth type crowd...combine basic manners and a receptiveness to comments of various ilks...we should be fine.

Bill in Dayton